Category Archives: News
Saturday-night outage puts nearly 1,000 Evergy customers in west Emporia in the dark
Parts of Emporia dealt with a power outage late Saturday night into early Sunday. Evergy reports close to 1,000 customers lost power in west Emporia and nearby areas outside the city limits around 10:...
Aug 31, 2025 Evergy logo.
Nobody home when fire destroys house in west Lyon County
Nobody was home when fire developed and apparently ripped through a rural Emporia home early Sunday morning. Local emergency personnel began getting alerts about the fire in the 1800 block of Road B-5...
Aug 31, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Colyer calls for special session to redraw Kansas Congressional boundaries
The national push to redraw Congressional boundary lines hasn't gotten into the Kansas Legislature yet, but at least one gubernatorial candidate says it should. Jeff Colyer is calling for Kansas to re...
Aug 31, 2025 US Capitol. National Parks Service photo.
Algae warnings continue for Emporia, Melvern-area lakes
Blue-green algae alerts continue for three local and two area lakes as the Labor Day weekend progresses. In Emporia, the Peter Pan Park pond remains in an algae warning, as do Emporia State University...
Aug 31, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Abundant Harvest Update: City officials and United Way of the Flint Hills state commitment to keeping facility open
24 hours after the Emporia Rescue Mission announced the end of Abundant Harvest, there appears to be hope that the community food kitchen could continue operations. In a news release sent out late Sat...
Aug 30, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Road map becoming clearer for Kansas Spanish Speakers as it continues work towards statewide expansion
Back in 2023 the organization, known then as Emporia Spanish Speakers, incorporated as a non-profit entity; however, it did so under its recently announced new name, Kansas Spanish Speakers. So if the...
Aug 30, 2025 Kansas Spanish Speakers Logo.
Former Emporia Rescue Mission Executive Director and Board President offer differing opinions as to cause for closure of Abundant Harvest
There is a clear difference in opinion as to exactly how the closure of Abundant Harvest and its announcement Friday unfolded amongst current and now former leadership of the Emporia Rescue Mission. S...
Aug 30, 2025 KVOE News photo.
Alvarez gets probation after indecent solicitation plea
A Lyon County criminal case starting with charges of child rape is ending with a sentence of probation after a plea agreement on lesser charges reached earlier this year. On Friday, Judge Laura Miser ...
Aug 29, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Abundant Harvest Update: Rescue Mission Board President says declining financials played main role in board decision to cease operations at Abundant Harvest effective October 1
Citing recent finances, Emporia Rescue Mission Board of Directors President Peter Deblonk says continued operations of Abundant Harvest were "no longer feasible," hence the decision to cease operation...
Aug 29, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
NRH: Hand sanitizer installation triggered active shooter alarm
Thursday's alarm incident that prompted a rapid and extended response from local law enforcement at Newman Regional Health was rooted in hand sanitizer. On Friday morning, Newman Regional Health Publi...
Aug 29, 2025 Law enforcement officers observe as Newman Regional Health staffers leave the hospital shortly after an alarm triggered an active shooter response. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
